We are looking forward to seeing our students return and welcoming our incoming Class of 2028. To assure a smooth start, we are sending this message which contains essential information for the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. Please review all information carefully.

Below in maroon are important links to review.  We ask that you access the online information and complete all appropriate forms by the first day of school. If you do not have access to a computer or the Internet, please contact the main office at 458-9551 to make arrangements to access this information. 

  • POWERSCHOOL INSTRUCTIONS: PowerSchool is our first line of communication to students and parents/guardians regarding grades, course registration, and attendance records.  Additionally, PowerSchool provides access to your daughter’s information and other important links.  The directions will advise you on the following:
    • Access to PowerSchool: Please review the instructions on how to access PowerSchool and make sure you know your username and password prior to the start of the year. 
    • Update Personal and Contact Information: You will be asked to review information and make any necessary corrections no later than August 14. 
    • Handbook Agreement:  You will also be asked to review the STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK 2024-2025 with your daughter and to select the drop-down box verifying that you both have reviewed the handbook as part of the legal agreement between you and Assumption High School.   
    • School Messenger: A link to our new mass communication service is also provided.  Please follow the directions once the link becomes active.  Please note: on Thursday, August 1, we will be sending out a text to all parents which will give you the ability to “opt in” to receive mass texts and phone calls.   
  • STUDENT HEALTH FORMS: AHS physical forms for freshmen and transfers as well as current immunization forms aredue before the first day of school. Kentucky state law (KRS 158.035, KRS 214.0, and KAR 2:060) states that students with expired or no immunization certificates will not be allowed to attend class. The original certificate of immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, rubella, hepatitis A, and meningitis must be submitted by every student and kept on file by the school. This link provides access to the AHS physical form for freshmen and transfers as well as the KHSAA physical form for all student-athletes.
  • CARPOOL AND TRAFFIC FLOW INFORMATION & MAP: Please review this link for detailed information about the proper way to drop off/pick up your daughter at school. Important Note: the paved shoulder along Bardstown Road in front of Assumption is used as a turning lane/waiting area for vehicles prior to entering the carpool lane on campus. Those queueing on the shoulder must be sure not to block the Bardstown Road/Tyler Lane intersection.
  • STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK 2024-2025: Please use this link to access the 2024-2025 Student-Parent Handbook and look through it carefully as it is part of the legal agreement between you and Assumption High School—it lets you know what you can expect from us and what we expect from you and your daughter. The handbook has a clickable table of contents and an easy search feature so you can get fast answers to your questions. You must verify that you and your daughter have read the handbook and agree to be governed by the rules and policies it includes when completing/submitting required forms and information through PowerSchool. Note: Please be sure to review our new attendance policy.
  • UNIFORM BASICS: Click on this link for a quick review of our uniform code for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • SCHOOL CALENDAR: A link to our school calendar is provided for your planning purposes. We will continue to add events as needed throughout the year. Any additions or changes to the school calendar made throughout the year will be communicated in the weekly Rocket Report each Friday.  Additionally, we provide a ONE PAGE CALENDAR that allows you to easily view important calendar dates for the entire school year.
  • SUMMER READING LISTS: A reminder that all students are required to complete their summer reading prior to the first day of classes. Please review this link to see your daughter’s summer reading book and assignment.
  • PURCHASING TEXT BOOKS: Please make sure that you have purchased your daughter’s books on Assumption’s MBS Direct bookstore. When you log onto MBSDirect with your daughter’s student ID number, it will link to her list of books. Book titles and ISBN numbers are available for purchase through MBS.  You are welcome to use this information to shop via other sources (ex. Amazon) if you would prefer.  Please pay special attention to any “student message” listed at the top of the page regarding digital versions of texts.  Most courses allow for student choice.  Also, all art course fees must be paid via MBS Direct. Please note: MBS Direct is the official supplier of textbooks for AHS students and works closely with the school to have all textbooks to the students by the start of school. If you choose to order books from a different online source, this needs to be done early enough to make sure the student has her books prior to the start of school; a student will not be excused from having a textbook if it was ordered late or from a vendor other than MBS Direct.
  • RETREAT: Per tradition, freshmen will attend retreat with their homerooms, and sophomores, juniors and seniors will sign up for a retreat date that works best for them (pending availability). Visit the link for more information about retreats, including retreat dates and sign-ups. As always, please do not let the financial commitment of retreat stop your student from attending. Please reach out to Julia Scudder for questions about retreat and/or financial assistance.
  • ASSUMPTION PARENT ORGANIZATION (APO) & ASSUMPTION ROCKET MEN (ARM): All parents are invited to participate in our parent organization (APO).  Learn more by clicking on this link.  Additionally, Assumption Rocket Men (ARM)was developed to provide a special way for both fathers and father figures to be involved during a student’s time at AHS. The group offers opportunities that are both fun and service-oriented.
  • ROCKET PARENT NETWORK (RPN) ENROLLMENT FORM: The Rocket Parent Network strives to support and advocate for the health, safety, and well-being of each student by partnering with families and Assumption High School to promote drug/alcohol-free initiatives and programming. Learn more about the many benefits of being a part of the RPN and access the RPN Enrollment form by clicking on this link.
  • WORK STUDY PROGRAM: Assumption High School is pleased to announce that our Work Study program will be offered again this coming school year.  Work Study students provide cleaning and occasional set-up/tear down after school Monday-Friday from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. under the direction of our work study supervisor.  Schedules are flexible and students can decide to work five days a week or only a few times a month.  Students receive a tuition credit of $400 for every 40 hours worked, as well as a $20 Campus Store gift certificate.  No special technical skills are required beyond a willingness to provide outstanding service to the school.  For more information, and to submit an application, please visit the link above.
  • GRANDPARENT INFORMATION FORM: We invite you to use this link to share information about your daughter’s grandparents. This information may be used to invite grandparents to various events throughout the year or to communicate important information relating to the AHS experience.  

UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT COPY: If your daughter is a returning AHS Student (class of 2025, 2026 or 2027), an unofficial copy of her transcript was emailed to you last week.  Official and unofficial copies of this document will be sent to colleges, universities, scholarship committees, and athletic departments at her request during her junior and senior years.  Please take this opportunity to review your daughter’s current transcript with her.  Also included in last week’s transcript email was the GPA explanation of the KEES GPA and Assumption’s GPA.  Your daughter’s KEES awards update will be coming in the mail from the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority or visit https://www.kheaa.com/website/kheaa/home where you can also view the award amounts.  Also please note, if we do not have a copy of her social security card (the number is listed at the top of the transcript) she will not be eligible for KEES scholarship opportunities offered by the state of Kentucky.  Copies of your daughter’s social security card may be emailed to records@ahsrockets.org or mailed to the Assumption main office, attention: Registrar.

STUDENT SCHEDULES: Student schedules can be viewed on PowerSchool. However, they are not finalized. There is still the possibility of changes to block, semester, and teacher assignments as we continue to level out section numbers.  All students will receive a paper copy of their finalized course schedule on their first day of school. We are not currently making schedule changes, but if students would like to request an elective course or levels change, they can do so during the drop-add period which begins on August 12 and runs through August 21 by contacting the appropriate dean of studies (Judy Fieldhouse for students last name A-K or Theresa Schuhmann for students last name L-Z) when we return to school. 

NAME BADGES/BUILDING ACCESS FOBS: ALL students are issued name badges which they are required to wear on a school-provided lanyard around their neck during school hours. Name badges serve not only as student IDs but are chipped so they can be used as building access fobs that allow students access to the various areas of our campus during the school day. To increase our campus security, all school entrance doors remain locked at all times, including during morning arrival; students use their name badges/fobs to enter at the main entrance, the CAC entrance, the theater entrance, and the Arts and Sciences entrance before school each morning; they also use them to re-enter the building when they choose to eat lunch outside. Please note that if your daughter loses her name badge, it should be immediately reported to the main office staff so it may be deactivated as a building access fob, and she will need to come to the main office as soon as possible to purchase a replacement for a cost of $30. Freshmen will receive their name badges/lanyards on their first day of classes on August 12. We will be taking their school photo for their ID badges on August 8. All returning students must wear the name badges they received last year to school on August 9. Juniors will exchange their old name badges for new ones with updated photos after school portraits on taken in August (school portrait date TBA); those who do not turn in their name badges from last year will be assessed a $30 security/inconvenience fee.

LOCKERS: Lockers are optional for all students. As a senior privilege, before school starts in August, seniors who would like to have a locker will be given the opportunity to choose their own lockers; juniors who want to have a locker will be allowed to select their own lockers during the first few days of the school year; sophomores and freshmen who would like to have a locker will be allowed to select their own lockers within the first week of the school year. Students who do not request lockers at the beginning of the school year and decide later that they would like to have one need to see Mrs. Park, the assistant to the deans, in the main office to be assigned a locker. During their season, student athletes may keep their sports bags and athletic equipment in the spaces marked for this in the locker rooms in the gym. Banks of lockers will be provided for temporary use by students when they need to securely store laptops, books, etc., while they are gone on retreat, on field trips, etc.

TUITION: All families must be current in their payment of tuition for the 2024-2025 School Year by Thursday, August 1 or the student will not be admitted on the first day of school. Please contact the Finance Office at 454-8402 if you have any questions or concerns.

PARKING: Juniors and seniors who will have their licenses and applied for a parking space by the July 15th deadline may pick up their parking assignments and tags on Wednesday, July 31st.  Both juniors and seniors may pick up parking tags from 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. If she cannot make it on July 31st then she will have to wait until Thursday, August 8th between 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. to pick up the pass.  Since students have already uploaded their licenses and signed the Parking Agreement Forms, they may send someone else to pick up their parking pass.  Those who did not apply for a parking space by the deadline or will not have licenses until later in the year, etc., can request a parking space any time after Monday, August 19th by contacting Mrs. Park in the main office. Complete parking information has been communicated directly to juniors and seniors via school email.

CARPOOL TO SCHOOL: If you still need to find a carpool for your daughter, please know that Assumption has partnered with CarpoolToSchool.com, an online service that creates an Assumption-only network that allows parents and students who wish to start or join a carpool to connect online. Users can create their own carpool option and open it to other families. Users may also request to join another AHS parent-organized carpool or a carpool to/from school that has already been set up by an AHS junior or senior who drives to school. If you still need a carpool or didn’t receive (or can’t find) the invitation emailed to AHS parents/guardians directly from CarpoolToSchool last May, please contact assistant to the deans  Tatum Park.

FRESHMAN AND TRANSFER APPLIED DIGITAL LEARNING CLASS: This week, we began orientating freshmen and transfers to their laptop and will continue to do so next week.  As mentioned in the Parent Laptop orientation sessions this week, following their in-person training, freshmen and transfer students will receive an invitation to begin their semester-long Applied Digital Skills technology course to learn more on the features and capabilities of their laptop. This fully-online course requires students to complete online assignments throughout first semester culminating in a pass/fail credit. Please help your daughter to be sure to complete a new assignment every Tuesday and Thursday.  

FRESHMAN P.E. Apparel: Students can wear any shirt/sweatshirt and pants/shorts as long as they are purchased from the Assumption Campus Store. Students can shop in-store or online.

CAMPUS STORE: Beginning Wednesday, July 31st the store hours will be Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (with the exception of August 5th). For ease of access to the Campus Store, please park and buzz in at the gymnasium entrance.  If you would prefer to shop online, feel free to check out our online store, and have orders shipped or set to pick up at Assumption.

FACULTY/STAFF RETREAT: The school and all offices will be closed while faculty and staff participate in an opening retreat on Monday, August 5. Please keep us in your prayers.

THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL SCHEDULE: Below is information about our first days of school.

  • Thursday, August 8: Freshman First Day, 8:10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: All freshmen should be in their homerooms by 8:10 a.m. Ambassadors will be at all school doors and hallways to assist freshmen throughout the day. Individual course schedules will be given out in homeroom at the beginning of the day. After some orientation activities, freshmen will meet each of their classes for a shortened period and will have lunch as a class. A pizza lunch will be provided.  Freshmen should not bring their laptops or textbooks with them to school on this day—just a folder, a notebook, and something to write with will suffice. Freshmen are to be dressed in their school uniform as they will have their school picture taken on this day. Students will be dismissed at 2:00 p.m. Please make arrangements for your daughter to be picked up by 2:30 p.m. No after-school supervision will be provided on this day. 
  • Friday, August 9:  First Day of School – Orientation Day for All Students, 8:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: The first day of school for all students is an orientation day with arrival by 8:10 a.m. and dismissal at 12:30 p.m.  All students should report to their homeroom by 8:10 a.m. and wear their full uniforms.  Students should not bring their laptops or textbooks with them. Please make arrangements for your daughter to be picked up by 1:00 p.m. No after-school supervision will be provided on this day. 
  • Monday, August 12: First Day of Classes – Day 1 – 8:10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.: The first day of classes for all students will be a Day 1 with our standard arrival by 8:10 a.m. and dismissal at 3:00 p.m.  All students should report to their A block class by 8:10 a.m., bring their laptops and Day 1 textbooks with them, and wear their full uniforms including their name badges/lanyards (not spirit wear!). Cafeteria services will be provided beginning this day. After school supervision will be provided in the cafeteria until 4:30 p.m.

MANDATORY PARENT ORIENTATION MEETINGS: Below is information about our parent orientations. Both orientations will also be live-streamed for those parents who would need to attend virtually.

  • Monday, August 12: Freshman and Sophomore Parent Orientation Meetings, 6:30 p.m. The freshman parent meeting will be held in the cafeteria, and the sophomore parent meeting will be held in the theater.
  • Wednesday, August 14: Junior and Senior Parent Orientation Meeting, 6:30 p.m. The junior parent meeting will be held in the cafeteria, and the senior parent meeting will be held in the theater. 

If you have any questions, please contact the main office at 458-9551.  

Enjoy the remaining days of summer! 

Sincerely,